UK Politics

[steviewevie]

Shock Tory win

[Punksnotdead]

Squeaky bum time! I feel like I did just before kick off in the FA Cup Final a few weeks ago. Thankfully that one worked out well. 

 

Decision which channel to watch - was gonna go with channel 4, but they've got Nadine Dorries & Anne Widdecombe on their panel so I've changed my mind!

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, Punksnotdead said:

Squeaky bum time! I feel like I did just before kick off in the FA Cup Final a few weeks ago. Thankfully that one worked out well. 

 

Decision which channel to watch - was gonna go with channel 4, but they've got Nadine Dorries & Anne Widdecombe on their panel so I've changed my mind!

Channel surfing... starting with BBC cause I'm an old tory

[steviewevie]

There it is. It's big.

But...Tories comfortably in 2nd place...and Reform have 13.

[pink_triangle]

2 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

There it is. It's big.

But...Tories comfortably in 2nd place...and Reform have 13.

The SNP also big losers if correct.

[Punksnotdead]

Champagne opened!

 

But, f**k off Reform!

[Kurosagi]

Yeah the 13 for Reform...ooof. Farage is going to be gurning and hectoring all night.

[steviewevie]

Just now, Kurosagi said:

Yeah the 13 for Reform...ooof. Farage is going to be gurning and hectoring all night.

Yeah, only a poll of course...but that would take them to about same number as lib dem now. That is a big deal,a big deal for the future of the Tories. I think helps labour in long term, right is split.

[Kurosagi]

Oh god, not sure I can watch Mandy on the BBC, he just creeps me out.

[Kurosagi]

Steve Baker refusing to speculate about Sunak...he does realise that's LITERALLY his job as a talking head.

[steviewevie]

Rayner on ITV being a legend.

[steviewevie]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

Rayner on ITV being a legend.

in the rain

[steviewevie]

I wonder how Ozanne is getting on!

[Punksnotdead]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Rayner on ITV being a legend.

She is my new hero!

[steviewevie]

If we hadn't had all the MRP polls we'd be flabbergasted...but feels a bit anti climatic almost... especially as Tories did better than some had been projecting.

But...that really is a ridiculously massive win for labour. Is it biggest ever?

[Kurosagi]

This is good for looking up % chances of seat results based on the exit poll:

 

https://news.sky.com/story/exit-poll-what-is-the-forecast-election-result-in-my-constituency-13163180

 

Unfortunately looks like Sunak is 99% chance of holding the seat...maybe he'd prefer it if he'd lost and could have resigned and walked away!

[SheffJeff]

4 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

I wonder how Ozanne is getting on!

 

 

Joking aside I do feel he should be on here tonight as this is what he's dreamed off / talked about for the past 5 years.

 

I can't help but feel a bit 'meh' about it all... f**king hate the Tories so should be screaming from the hills but never been a fan of Keir.  When I was voting it reminded me of Brewsters Millions... 'none of the above'.

[charlierc]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

But...that really is a ridiculously massive win for labour. Is it biggest ever?

418 in 1997, so almost but not quite.

 

Unless one counts the odd 1931 "government of national unity" where 4 parties banded together to make a 500+ seat government.

[Kurosagi]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

If we hadn't had all the MRP polls we'd be flabbergasted...but feels a bit anti climatic almost

 

Agreed, it takes the 'wow' drama out of it, but not going to complain given the result.

[charlierc]

Just now, SheffJeff said:

I can't help but feel a bit 'meh' about it all... f**king hate the Tories so should be screaming from the hills but never been a fan of Keir.  When I was voting it reminded me of Brewsters Millions... 'none of the above'.

It's been a strange one in some respects. Genuinely feel like I've paid more attention to the US and French elections of late with all that hysteria those two bring along. But maybe there's a case of the Tories expected to do badly from the word go that the campaign felt like it went around in circles.

[Punksnotdead]

Probably should stop drinking now - at least until some of the horrible c**ts start losing their seats. 

[fraybentos1]

15 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

I wonder how Ozanne is getting on!

contact him and get him back for the night. he dedicated 4 years of his life to pro-starmer posts on here, he needs to be here for Starmer becoming PM!

[charlierc]

4 minutes ago, Punksnotdead said:

Probably should stop drinking now - at least until some of the horrible c**ts start losing their seats. 

It's like Dave Grohl coming on stage going "It's gonna be a long night motherf**kers", as was his stock intro on their tour just done.

[steviewevie]

Galloway set to lose his seat apparently 

[Kurosagi]

3 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

contact him and get him back for the night. he dedicated 4 years of his life to pro-starmer posts on here, he needs to be here for Starmer becoming PM!

 

Yep, it would be good to have him say that tories aren't "playing on easy mode" anymore, with a big smile on his face.